Two Kenosha men arrested in connection with the killing of 5-year-old

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Dakari Weldon, 5, who was fatally shot inside a residence in Kenosha Monday afternoon.

According to a press release from Kenosha Police Department Captain Thomas Hamm:

Javonn Cannon, 24, is being held on a preliminary charge of homicide by negligent handling of a firearm. Jovonn Cannon, 24, is being held on a preliminary charge of leaving a loaded firearm within reach or access of a child. Both men are Kenosha residents.

While Captain Hamm stated in an earlier press release that two subjects who transported Weldon to Froedtert South Hospital were under investigation, it is unclear if these are the same men.

Dakari is one of two five-year-olds who have been shot and killed in southeastern Wisconsin since the beginning of the week.

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